The second instalment of the new fantasy series from one of the leading authors in the genre - the creator of the "Riftwar" saga. Feist's world sales top 12 million copies. The first in the series, "Talon Of The Silver Hawk" has now sold over 55,000 hardbacks.

Raymond E. Feist was born and raised in Southern California. He was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he graduated with honours in Communication Arts. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Riftwar Saga (Magician, Silverthorn, and A Darkness at Sethanon), Prince of the Blood, Faerie Tale and The King's Buccaneer. He is co-author of the Empire Series (with Janny Wurts) and has continued his phenomenal success with his epic new Legends of the Riftwar series.